Match Report


Inverness Caledonian ThistleInverness Caledonian Thistle     Raith RoversRaith Rovers
Computer Player Computer Player James Morrison James Morrison
Callum SullivanC. Sullivan67
G
1
G
74Copain SchultzC. Schultz
Duncan GoughD. Gough78
D
captain2
D
74Don GlassD. Glass
Antonio GomezA. Gomez72
D
3
D
74Jean-Philippe BellosoJ. Belloso
Tommaso BaldiniT. Baldini71
D
4
D
75Gavin McNeillG. McNeill
Neil BremnerN. Bremner77
M
5
M
88Scott InglisS. Inglis
Richard InglisR. Inglis76
M
6
M
79Niccolo WrightN. Wright
Callum BurleyC. Burley75
M
7
M
77Elena SuarezE. Suarez
Billy MccannB. Mccann42
M
8
M
82Dominic RitchieD. Ritchie
Tomás JiménezT. Jiménez74
A
9
A
76Billy WhiteB. White
Ernest van der HoekE. van der Hoek72
A
10captain
A
80Andri Már SverrissonA. Sverrisson
Tommy HuntT. Hunt71
A
11
A
78David SimonssonD. Simonsson
 
Gary HendersonG. Henderson66
G
12
D
72Atam MelchiotA. Melchiot
Diaw RamoraD. Ramora64
D
13
M
72Johny HeurtebisJ. Heurtebis
John CooperJ. Cooper61
A
14
A
73Rodney SeedorfR. Seedorf

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Match Report
The air is damp with a fine drizzle here at Caledonian Stadium where Inverness Caledonian Thistle play host to Raith Rovers. A crowd of 18,763 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Inverness Caledonian Thistle and Raith Rovers are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Gary Hendry.


0.00
Inverness Caledonian Thistle start the game by kicking off the first half!
2.32
Niccolo Wright makes a beautiful pass to the feet of David Simonsson. David Simonsson finds some space and shoots from distance. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
6.00
Richard Inglis threads the ball through to Ernest van der Hoek. Ernest van der Hoek sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball dips but the keeper is a match for it. Good save!
8.58
Callum Burley hits a low pass to Tomás Jiménez. Tomás Jiménez makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Tommy Hunt but he's offside!
9.06
Tommaso Baldini runs forward with the ball. Tommaso Baldini sees Callum Burley in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Callum Burley sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it is tipped over by Copain Schultz.
10.25
Corner kick to Inverness Caledonian Thistle. Neil Bremner chips it out wide. Tomás Jiménez takes a shot at goal. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
14.32
Don Glass runs forward with the ball. Don Glass brings the ball forward. Don Glass whips in a cross ball towards Andri Már Sverrisson. Andri Már Sverrisson is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. Andri Már Sverrisson scores for Raith Rovers!!
18.06
Tommaso Baldini deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Duncan Gough. Duncan Gough makes a simple pass to Tomás Jiménez. Tomás Jiménez shoots from 25 yards but it is tipped over by Copain Schultz.
19.28
Billy Mccann takes the corner kick, swinging the ball out wide. Scott Inglis jumps high to head the ball out to safety!
20.45
Gavin McNeill flicks a high ball forward to Elena Suarez who takes it down. Elena Suarez sees Billy White in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Billy White whips in a cross ball towards Andri Már Sverrisson. Andri Már Sverrisson flicks the ball with his head. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Goal!!
24.57
Tommy Hunt threads the ball through to Neil Bremner. Neil Bremner shoots from outside the area but it is tipped over by Copain Schultz.
27.45
Richard Inglis deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Billy Mccann. Billy Mccann shoots from outside the area. Solid save from Copain Schultz.
30.26
With a delightful solo run, Billy White stretches the opposition's defence. Billy White makes a probing pass between the defence to Scott Inglis. Scott Inglis muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal. Callum Sullivan gets down and covers it.
33.19
Tommy Hunt hits a low pass to Ernest van der Hoek. Ernest van der Hoek lofts in a cross ball towards Neil Bremner. Neil Bremner beats his man to it with a header but it misses the target by a large margin!
34.12
Niccolo Wright kicks a strong pass forward to David Simonsson. David Simonsson knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Tommaso Baldini.
38.39
Elena Suarez flicks a high pass forward to Andri Már Sverrisson who brings the ball under control. Andri Már Sverrisson knocks the ball forward to David Simonsson but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
39.29
Callum Burley controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Richard Inglis. Richard Inglis sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
40.33
Niccolo Wright flicks a high pass forward. Elena Suarez holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Elena Suarez shoots from long range. It's there!! Callum Sullivan has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Inverness Caledonian Thistle appear unchanged since the first half. Raith Rovers also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
Raith Rovers kick off the second half!
49.35
With vision, Elena Suarez laces a through ball forward to Dominic Ritchie. Dominic Ritchie shoots from 25 yards. The ball comes in low, but Callum Sullivan comfortably smothers it!
53.40
Callum Burley makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Richard Inglis. Richard Inglis finds some space and shoots from distance but Copain Schultz reads it well. Excellent save!
55.33
Niccolo Wright flicks a high pass forward. David Simonsson collects the pass. David Simonsson makes a beautiful attacking pass to the feet of Andri Már Sverrisson. Andri Már Sverrisson muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. He makes it look easy!
57.59
Scott Inglis knocks the ball forward to Billy White. Billy White knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Callum Sullivan who gathers it comfortably.
60.12
Jean-Philippe Belloso chips the ball to his team mate, David Simonsson. David Simonsson flicks the ball to his team mate, Niccolo Wright. Niccolo Wright runs straight at the defence! Niccolo Wright side-steps and rifles a shot at goal his aim is horrendously poor!
65.50
Dominic Ritchie kicks a strong pass forward to Elena Suarez. Elena Suarez lofts in a cross ball towards Dominic Ritchie. Dominic Ritchie whips the ball goalwards with his head. The ball takes a deflection leaving Callum Sullivan with no chance!! Goal for Raith Rovers!
69.03
Don Glass breaks forward. Seeing a gap ahead, Don Glass laces a weighted ball forward to Andri Már Sverrisson. Andri Már Sverrisson knocks in a cross ball towards Niccolo Wright. Niccolo Wright finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head but it flies well off target!
71.57
Dominic Ritchie makes a simple pass to Elena Suarez. Elena Suarez lofts in a cross ball towards Billy White. Billy White is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. Good keeping from Callum Sullivan as he gets his fingers to the ball and pushes it wide.
73.50
Dominic Ritchie takes the corner kick, swinging the ball in towards the near post. Tommaso Baldini reaches the ball and heads it out of the danger area!
77.24
Don Glass threads the ball through to Dominic Ritchie. Dominic Ritchie threads a neat ball through to Scott Inglis. Scott Inglis knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Callum Sullivan who gathers it comfortably.
78.36
Duncan Gough makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Richard Inglis. Richard Inglis makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Tomás Jiménez. Tomás Jiménez shoots from 20 yards but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
79.16
Scott Inglis advances with the ball. Scott Inglis tries a spectacular long range effort. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
87.58
Jean-Philippe Belloso knocks the ball to his team mate, Niccolo Wright. Niccolo Wright flicks a high ball forward to Billy White who takes it down. Billy White lofts in a cross ball towards Dominic Ritchie. Dominic Ritchie makes a looping header on goal. The keeper, Callum Sullivan, sees it late!! Goal for Raith Rovers!
90.00
Elena Suarez barges into Richard Inglis. The referee brings Elena Suarez to one side and gives him a warning! Richard Inglis runs off the knock.
90.00
The referee blows for full-time

Match Statistics
 

Inverness Caledonian Thistle

Raith Rovers
Goals
0
5
Shots on Target
6
9
Shots off Target
4
4
Offsides
1
1
Fouls
0
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
39.1%
60.9%
Play Area
33.3%
42%
24.6%

Scorers
Andri Már Sverrisson 14, 20
Elena Suarez 40
Dominic Ritchie 65, 88

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Dominic Ritchie of Raith Rovers

Match Ratings
1.Callum Sullivan (GK)
7
2.Duncan Gough (DEF)
6
3.Antonio Gomez (DEF)
6
4.Tommaso Baldini (DEF)
6
5.Neil Bremner (MID)
6
6.Richard Inglis (MID)
6
7.Callum Burley (MID)
6
8.Billy Mccann (MID)
6
9.Tomás Jiménez (ATT)
6
10.Ernest van der Hoek (ATT)
6
11.Tommy Hunt (ATT)
6
 
12.Gary Henderson (GK)
0
13.Diaw Ramora (DEF)
0
14.John Cooper (ATT)
0

1.Copain Schultz (GK)
7
2.Don Glass (DEF)
7
3.Jean-Philippe Belloso (DEF)
6
4.Gavin McNeill (DEF)
6
5.Scott Inglis (MID)
6
6.Niccolo Wright (MID)
7
7.Elena Suarez (MID)goal scored
8
8.Dominic Ritchie (MID)goal scoredgoal scored
9
9.Billy White (ATT)
7
10.Andri Már Sverrisson (ATT)goal scoredgoal scored
9
11.David Simonsson (ATT)
6
 
12.Atam Melchiot (DEF)
0
13.Johny Heurtebis (MID)
0
14.Rodney Seedorf (ATT)
0